Aunt Ruby's German Green Bloom issues - Page 2

Nematode · July 2, 2015

Any growing point from an indeterminate can be rooted to grow into a full plant.
Determinate plants not so much.

Elagrow · July 2, 2015

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Originally Posted by Nematode

Any growing point from an indeterminate can be rooted to grow into a full plant.
Determinate plants not so much.

Very true, plus tomatoes are one of the most difficult plants to grow successfully. I know a fair amount as far as general growing, especially for indoors, even have numerous successful tomato plants going, though these ones for whatever reason are tough. I am glad to finally see some progress with them though.

wormgirl · July 4, 2015

Glad to hear they are shaping up! Post pics of your other varieties too!

I just learned to clone tomatoes this year. Tried a few different ways and the easiest was to snap off a sucker and literally just stick it in a 1 gal pot with regular potting soil. Plant it down as far as you can, just as you do when transplanting.. Keep it nicely moist at first. This is actually much better than rooting in water. A sucker works much better than a regular branch. It may wilt, but should recover within a week. If the sucker is large, cut it down to be smaller, as a smaller clone works better. (It can't take up much water at first, so a big top can't get hydrated.)

I have done clones of another type of plant commonly grown indoors

and tomatoes are 100 times easier. No Rooting hormone, sharp razor blade, sterile work area or cloner required. Give it a try!

Elagrow · July 6, 2015

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Originally Posted by wormgirl

I have done clones of another type of plant commonly grown indoors

and tomatoes are 100 times easier. No Rooting hormone, sharp razor blade, sterile work area or cloner required. Give it a try!

I was going to ask if rooting hormones would help it root out faster. what about doing a mycorhizea(sp?) mixture?

wormgirl · July 9, 2015

You can use hormones or mycos if you have them and I'm sure they won't hurt. But I literally just snapped off suckers and stuck them in a pot of soil unceremoniously, and it worked great. The size of the sucker (not TOO large) was the important factor.

Elagrow · July 27, 2015

so we started a compost pile not long ago, and was putting our trimmings into the pile from the tomato plants. The guy that was maintaining the pile left, and it has been untouched for a few weeks now. I went out there this morning and there are now several tomato plants growing very well out of the pile.

Also, we plucked the first tomato off one of the aunt ruby's, sliced it up and I handed it out to everyone. Very good, meaty, had a hint of nutty flavor with a tangy after taste. We cant wait for more at this point. ill get a couple new pics taken early last week of my aunt ruby's and my cherry tomato/potato plant.

Elagrow · July 27, 2015

They are in the same tent. and I took a canopy picture of the cherry.

July 4, 2015	#18
wormgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 245	Glad to hear they are shaping up! Post pics of your other varieties too! I just learned to clone tomatoes this year. Tried a few different ways and the easiest was to snap off a sucker and literally just stick it in a 1 gal pot with regular potting soil. Plant it down as far as you can, just as you do when transplanting.. Keep it nicely moist at first. This is actually much better than rooting in water. A sucker works much better than a regular branch. It may wilt, but should recover within a week. If the sucker is large, cut it down to be smaller, as a smaller clone works better. (It can't take up much water at first, so a big top can't get hydrated.) I have done clones of another type of plant commonly grown indoors and tomatoes are 100 times easier. No Rooting hormone, sharp razor blade, sterile work area or cloner required. Give it a try! __________________ Jenn Last edited by wormgirl; July 4, 2015 at 03:45 PM.

July 9, 2015	#20
wormgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 245	You can use hormones or mycos if you have them and I'm sure they won't hurt. But I literally just snapped off suckers and stuck them in a pot of soil unceremoniously, and it worked great. The size of the sucker (not TOO large) was the important factor. __________________ Jenn

July 27, 2015	#21
Elagrow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West KY Zone 6b Posts: 92	so we started a compost pile not long ago, and was putting our trimmings into the pile from the tomato plants. The guy that was maintaining the pile left, and it has been untouched for a few weeks now. I went out there this morning and there are now several tomato plants growing very well out of the pile. Also, we plucked the first tomato off one of the aunt ruby's, sliced it up and I handed it out to everyone. Very good, meaty, had a hint of nutty flavor with a tangy after taste. We cant wait for more at this point. ill get a couple new pics taken early last week of my aunt ruby's and my cherry tomato/potato plant. __________________ WAY TO GRO!

July 2, 2015	#16
Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	Any growing point from an indeterminate can be rooted to grow into a full plant. Determinate plants not so much.